May 21, 2007:
All the while that Lord's was shrouded by this afternoon's persistent drizzle, the television monitors in the press box were showing replays of a rather more classic encounter between these two sides

May 21, 2007:
All the while that Lord's was shrouded by this afternoon's persistent drizzle, the television monitors in the press box were showing replays of a rather more classic encounter between these two sides

May 21, 2007:
A mere 20 overs were possible on the final day at Lord's as West Indies and England were frustrated by a depressing combination of drizzle and murky light, leaving the series wide open with three Tests to play

May 20, 2007:
Kevin Pietersen won't have enjoyed missing England's first-innings century-spree, but joined the club on the fourth day at Lord's with a dazzling hundred as West Indies were set a last-day target of 401

May 19, 2007:
This was a day that nobody had quite anticipated, as West Indies fought back from a dire position of 187 for 5 with the sort of ease and poise that would have shocked even their most ardent supporters

May 19, 2007:
Increasingly, modern bowlers' natural instincts are constrained by the coaching books, and two of England's, Liam Plunkett and Steve Harmison, fluffed their lines with robotic predictability on the third day at Lord's

May 19, 2007:
For the first time this match represented an even contest, with West Indies battling hard throughout the third day of the first Test at Lord's. Their response to England's huge total was held together by Shivnarine Chanderpaul and rapid half-centuries fro

May 18, 2007:
Matt Prior became the first English wicketkeeper to score a hundred on Test debut as West Indies were flayed on the second day of the first Test at Lord's. Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell also joined the three-figure club to make it four England century-mak

May 17, 2007:
The Lord's slope was not the only lop-sided aspect of the opening day of England's international season. Despite the alarming speed with which the summer has tagged along behind an interminable winter, the main man of the match so far has had a leisurely